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Again, thanks to everyone for your input. Saved me from an impulse buy. Glad I found this site. I’ll continue to educate myself.
No on a Rock Bass, I got my active German Corvette STD 5 string for under $600 with a brand new semi hard case a couple of years ago. On EBay right now you can get 4 string active German made Corvette STDs in great condition in the price range of the Rock bass.
You can get a corvette German standard for $700 or so. You will be much happier with that.
Ive played streamer standards... they have proper warwick bridges.
Is that the bridge warwick used several decades ago or something?
Is that the bridge warwick used several decades ago or something?
As others have said, this is a German Streamer Standard, which predates the overseas Rockbass line by a few years. The body is very soft, prone to dings and scratches, necks are ovankol are are typically a bit thick (that nut is a replacement btw). I love Warwick, but you can do much better for your budget. Used Corvette models routinely come up around $7-800, as do some higher quality overseas models (manufacturing has improved dramatically, especially since this example of the German Standard). Good luck!
I believe they only used that particular bridge on the streamer standards and early rock basses.
Yes we can.
That rule only applies if you’re asking for a valuation with the intent to sell - not if you’re asking because you want to buy something.
The mods have already been over this many times.
Yes i know they use proper warwick 2 piece bridges on China rockbasses now. But that's the opposite of what i was trying to ask.... thanks though
I said that I've never seen that bridge (from op picture) on anything but china rockbasses.... and yes it's the older rockbasses that used it.
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Ok... i'm very surprised that streamer standards from Germany had that bridge! Maybe the one i tried out wasn't actually a standard.
Learning something new every day..
Also i read the other posts saying the same about the German streamer standards.
I always thought of warwick with the two piece bridge.... anything else was a dead giveaway of the rockbass line way back.
Maybe i dismissed a real German bass in the past without knowing!
For what you want to do I'd jump on that $$ Rockbass - I played one in a GC and loved the tones and playability (for me). I actually went back to buy it but it was gone. I've never even seen a used one that cheap so I'd ask them what's up and if it's returnable. If no red flags that is a screaming deal
Before '87 or around there all thumbs, streamers, and buzzards had one piece bridges like the Rockbasses.
I have an old thumb with a one piece bridge.
huh. LSNED.
knew about these, but 1) they're nearly never for sale on this side of the pond 2) they're usually carrying Vintähge asking prices.
Indeed. Thumb basses up until 1987 have a one piece Schaller 3D bridge. However, it is a much higher quality bridge than the one on that rockbass.
It's not a RockBass. And it was made in Germany. Carolena body. Ovankol neck. Passive. Bell bronze frets. Came with a Just-A-Nut II - that's not the original nut.
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